This is an analysis of the poem The Survivor that begins with:

I am twenty-four
led to slaughter...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC XddXd eDXc fefgg eDXg bXfd ABC X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,4,5,4,4,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1010 101 0100110100 111 111 111 1011 01010111001 110 100111 10101 010111 1011 111 101100 101100 1011101 110 001111 1001100 110101010 1101111011 11011101010 111011001 11101 1010 101 010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word may is repeated.

    The author used the same words the, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Survivor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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